Although not at 100 percent, Hailee White is back in the starting lineup for Burroughs and ready to help her team contend for another Pacific League title.

In the bottom of the fourth inning Thursday, White hit a line drive down the first-base line, allowing Haley Schulman to score the deciding run for the host Indians in an 8-2 victory over Crescenta Valley at Olive Park.

“It felt really good because I didn’t even know if I’d be in the line up yet since I’ve just came back so it felt really good to have some input and to help my teammates who also worked really hard,” White said, who has not played a full game this season due to a broken left wrist.

“I’ve only had one real practice so far, so I have to keep working hard and earn my spot back. I feel at a solid 87 percent.”

With Burroughs leading 3-0 in the top of the fifth, Hannah Cookson came up huge for the Falcons (9-2, 3-1) with a two-out triple to drive in Delaney Gay and Allison Lacey. But the momentum was cut short when Indians’ pitcher Heather Haynes escaped further damage with an inning-ending strikeout.

Burroughs (8-3, 4-0) combined to score five more runs in the fifth and sixth, two on C.V. errors.

“I think with the defense you can’t let it effect how the rest of the games goes. We gave it our best when we hit, but the outcome obviously wasn’t as we expected,” said C.V. pitcher Erin Ashby said, who finished with five strikeouts. “Offense is the key to winning any game. So, I think whether our defense suffers or not we just need to work on hitting the ball.”

Victoria Santos was 2 for 3 with a run, RBI and two stolen bases, Schulman was 2 for 3 with a run and two RBIs and catcher Shannon Trujillo went 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored for the Indians.

“I was really glad that we all played as a team. No individual stood out,” Trujillo said. “I know they’ve been saying that it was a fluke that we won (league) last year, so we were really fired up to win.”

Burroughs won the Pacific League title last season for the first time in 28 years.

“Well, this is huge because it gives us a chance to take a deep breath, because we know we have a target on our back,” Indians’ first-year coach Doug Nicol said. “It gives us a chance to say, `We are good enough, we can do this.’ The ability to get the girls focused early with such a big win I think is going to carry us on throughout the season.”